Right, first the ultra-quick overview: it's mildly entertaining, but nowhere near the level of funny of the first two. Matinee, Garland, or Netflix fare.
That said... it's not a bad film, it's just not great. In broad strokes, the story: Prince Charming has sunk to the level of doing dinner theater, and lays all the blame at Shrek's feet. The frog king croaks, and, to keep from having to take over the job of king himself, Shrek sets out with sidekicks to get the one other person in line for the job (funny how it's Shrek calling the shots, not Fiona... you know, the heir and all). Literally while the boat is pulling away from the docks, Fiona lets drop that she's pregnant, leaving Shrek to wrestle with his perceived inadequacies. While Shrek's away, Prince Charming stages a coup with the help of all the other villains... he captures Fiona and the other ladies, and thereby is able to capture Shrek when he returns. Shrek is set up for execution in a grand play put on by the Prince based on his old dinner-theater schtick, but the ladies and sidekicks have escaped, meaning to put an end to the madness... but are tripped up by the villains. Enter the new king to put forth a "We're our own worst enemies/can't we all just get along?" soliloquy, everybody gives up except the prince, who's taken out by his own props.
So, a formulaic script, and damn few "good" gags (although I have to admit, Snow White summoning the woodland creatures with her singing, then unleashing them on the enemy was decent). Still, it did get a few chuckles out of me, which is all you can hope for out of most summer movies.
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